Yemin Moshe The Story of a Jerusalem Neighborhood

Name: Yemin Moshe The Story of a Jerusalem Neighborhood
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ISBN: 9780275926908

ISBN-10: 0275926907

ISBN-13: 9780275926908

Edition: 1988

Authors: Eliezer D. Jaffe

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When the American Jewish philanthropist Judah Touro died in 1854 he entrusted $50,000 to the Englishman Sir Moses Montefiore, requesting that it be used for the poor of Jerusalem. This engrossing book, the result of twelve years of research, tells the story of the plot of land purchased by Montefiore in 1855--its changes in population, land use, and social structure that existed in this neighborhood from its earliest days to the present time. Special attention is given to the "rehabilitation" of the neighborhood after the Six-Day War, the legal methods used to remove slum dwellers, and the final gentrification of the area with a totally different socio-economic class of residents. The…

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Copyright year: 1988
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 3/22/1988
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 188
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



The Legend of Yemin Moshe A History of the Neighborhhood During the Years 1860-1948


From the War of Independence to the Six Day War, 1948-1967



The Evacuation Period, 1967-1977


After Renovation: Results of the Evacuation and the Meaning of Renewal Lessons From Yemin Moshe



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